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A priest with bare upper body, white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, rudraksha beads on his wrist and neck, and an orange cloth around his waist, pours water from a silver vessel over a wooden murti of a bare-chested figure with a moustache and a jeweled necklace. The murti stands against a golden backdrop, and water streams over its head with a red tilak mark. Visible text at the bottom reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 7. The scene shows an abhishekam ritual during the chariot festival.

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A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a wooden murti of a seated figure with a moustache and ornate necklace, against a gold-carved shrine background. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a tilak-like white marking on the arm and chest, and red rudraksha malas pours water from a silver kalasha over the murti's head. The murti's hand is raised in blessing. Golden carved arches and a shimmering cloth frame the scene. Printed caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7.2021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/25/20212021-12-25A bronze-colored bust of a man with a mustache and a smiling face receives an abhishekam, with water poured from a vessel held by a hand at the top left. A hand with a beaded bracelet and white sacred markings pours the water over the murti's head. The bust wears an ornate collar necklace and has a golden draped background. Caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 7. The murti is a sculpted image rather than a physical person, and no one is shown in the frame beyond the pouring hand.2021-12-25A photograph of an abhishekam being performed on a carved bust of Bhagavan a person. A hand in a bangle and beaded wristband pours milky liquid from a silver vessel over the bust's head, which is painted with a smiling face, moustache and forehead marks, and the liquid runs down its face and chest. The background is a gold, embossed cloth. A small inset in the upper left shows a person in saffron headwear. The caption reads Rathotsavam - Abhishekam of Bhagavan Murthy of The SPH Nithyananda Paramashivam, Nithyanandotsavam 2021 - Day 7. Only the arm and hand of a person are visible in the frame.2021-12-25ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29ADIKAILASA on 12/21/20212021-12-21A photograph of a shankhabhishekam ritual during Nithyanandotsavam 2021 Day 3. A bare-backed priest with a wrapped dark headcloth stands at left, arms raised high, pouring liquid from a conch-like vessel over the head of a gold-coloured utsava murthi statue. The statue has a smooth bald head, a calm smiling face, a red-and-dark bead necklace, and a raised right palm. Ornate gilded carvings fill the background. Captions at the bottom read Shankhabhishekam and Nithyanandotsavam, 2021 - Day 3.2021-12-21A photograph of a shankhabhishekam ritual during the Nithyanandotsavam celebration. A bare-backed priest with long dark hair tied up and a cloth wrap around his waist stands on the left, raising both arms to pour liquid from a conch-shaped vessel over a golden metal murti. The golden murti is a standing bare-chested figure with a rudraksha mala around its neck and a dhoti at the waist, its palms raised in blessing. Behind it is an ornately carved gold-coloured temple backdrop with floral scrollwork. Warm lamplight falls over the scene.2021-12-21August 23 20182018-08-23ADIKAILASA on 12/29/20212021-12-29A priest in an orange-red dhoti and wrap pours water from a gold vessel over a bronze statue standing within an ornate gold arched frame. The statue, bare-chested with a white cloth at the waist, has one hand raised in abhaya mudra. Behind the arch, marigold and flower garlands hang in yellow, white and purple. At the right edge, a partially visible person in white clothing stands. Water streams down over the statue. Bracelets are visible on the priest's wrists and rudraksha beads hang at the top left.2011-03-03